Listen to a New Kanye West and Jay-Z Song

Listen to a New Kanye West and Jay-Z Song

With an official release date finally on the horizon, Kanye West and Jay Z’s Watch the Throne collaboration finally looks like it will hit stores...  read more

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Watch Q-Tip and Kanye Perform at the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival

Watch Q-Tip and Kanye Perform at the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival

Kanye West recently stopped by the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival to hop onstage with his longtime hero and frequent collaborator Q-Tip. The two raged through a very spirited rendition of the fan favorite “Award Tour” from A Tribe Called Quest’s Midnight Marauders. Apparently not satisfied with the crowd’s reaction to West’s presence, the former Tribe MC refused to let the song continue until the crowd’s enthusiasm matched his own. Let’s just say the bar was set pretty high....  read more

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Watch Kanye West and G.O.O.D. Music's SXSW Set

Watch Kanye West and G.O.O.D. Music's SXSW Set

VEVO went all out for South By Southwest back in March, enlisting Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music crew for one gigantic gig at a power plant. The set featured Jay-Z, Mos Def, Kid Cudi, John Legend, Justin Vernon, Pusha T, Big Sean and of course, Yeezy....  read more

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Jay-Z & Kanye West Announce Tracklist For Watch The Throne

Jay-Z & Kanye West Announce Tracklist For <i>Watch The Throne</i>

Talk about anticipation....  read more

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The Nine Biggest Celebrity Mouths

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Being famous has to be kind of rough. No one is immune to occasionally blurting out the wrong thing, but when celebrities do it, it’s on the record forever....  read more

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Kanye West/Jay-Z Collab Gets Artwork, Release Date

Kanye West/Jay-Z Collab Gets Artwork, Release Date

July 4 has come and gone, and while Kanye and Jay-Z didn’t drop Watch the Throne as was rumored, the two did reveal some new information. The collaboration album now has a shiny, gold cover and is available for pre-order at Island Def Jam’s website. According to the receipt, the record’s release date is Aug. 2. According to Ryan Seacrest, we’ll only have to wait until July 11 to hear some new music from the pair. The Idol host also speculated on his radio show that a tour will follow the album’s release....  read more

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11 Music Videos with Fireworks for Your 4th of July

11 Music Videos with Fireworks for Your 4th of July

In their live shows and music videos, musicians have always been fond of pyrotechnics, and why not? Nothing sets off a chorus quite like something blowing up....  read more

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UPDATE: Jay-Z's Management Denies Rumors of July 4 Watch the Throne Release

UPDATE: Jay-Z's Management Denies Rumors of July 4 <i>Watch the Throne</i> Release

According to VH1, “sources close to Jay-Z’s management team” have said that Watch the Throne, his upcoming collaboration album with Kanye West, will not see a release this Monday. Still no word on the actual release date, not even from West, who hasn’t had much of an online presence the past few months despite being known as a bit of a Twitter fiend. You have to think ’Ye and Hov are off somewhere enjoying this little media frenzy, though....  read more

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Kanye West/Jay-Z Album Rumored to Come Out Monday

Kanye West/Jay-Z Album Rumored to Come Out Monday

Rumor has it that Kanye West and Jay-Z’s collaboration album, Watch the Throne, may be slated for a digital-only release this Monday according to AllHipHop.com. Adding to the hearsay, G.O.O.D. Music’s CyHi the Prynce told MTV that “all the music and everything is done” and that West just needs to “add his last little pizzazz.” However, the rapper made sure to stay vague about an actual release date: “They might put it out yesterday…He can just put it out tomorrow if he wanted to, and that’s what ’Ye want to do.” Since West first revealed plans for the collaboration back...  read more

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15 Unexpected Musical Collaborations

15 Unexpected Musical Collaborations

The news of Lou Reed and Metallica making an album together elicited many different reactions, from Velvet Underground fans crying, “Sell out!” to Metallica fans asking, “Who’s Lou Reed?”...  read more

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